Welcome to Cheltenham High School's Classrooms For the Future Wiki!

Welcome! This wiki page has been created for the teachers of the Cheltenham School District. Please let CFF coach, Susan Greenwald, know how she can be of assistance intregrating 21st Century strategies into your curriculum. While exploring this wiki, if you see any information that interests you please send her an email at sgreenwald@cheltenham.org. Please add your 21st century lessons / links / ideas to this wiki as it is meant to be a collaborative space!

e-mail coach: Susan Greenwald

What's happening NOW with Technology and Education:

• What does the future of online learning look like? – report
  By Study International Staff Every year an increasing number of students take to their computers and access education through online or distance learning programmes. However, this could be set to change according to Learning House’s ann...
• Table of the Day: Bachelor’s degrees for the Class of 2016 by field and gender. Oh, and the overall 25.6% degree gap for men!
  by Mark J. Perry, AEI The table above shows the number of bachelor’s degrees by major field of study and gender for the College Class of 2016, ranked by the female share of each field (based on recently released Department of Education data ...
• Putting the Pieces in Place: Launching a Competency-Based Program
  by Laurie Dodge, Evolllution Demand for competency-based education is growing nationwide, as employers and students are looking for more concrete mechanisms to earn and display specific skills and capabilities. These programs are characterized by ...
• VR Interface Lets Students Explore Civil Engineering
  By Dian Schaffhauser, THE Journal An open immersive virtual reality interface for pre-university and first-year students allows them to explore engineering disciplines, such as structural or hydraulics, as part of engaging their interest in STEM c...
• Minecraft EDU Takes Coding, STEAM Lessons Underwater
  By David Nagel, THE Journal A new update for Minecraft: Education Edition, called Update Aquatic, is adding underwater science to the educational version of the popular world-building game. Update Aquatic adds new features and curriculum supp...
• Earning college credit in high school
  By Bonnie Washuk, Sun Journal Petaluma high school senior Madeline Eger’s path to graduation came through her computer, leading her to a fall 2018 acceptance at Fresno State University for forensic science. Eger, 18, went to Mary Collin...
• Petaluma teen completes high school, online
  by JESSICA ZIMMER, Sonoma News Petaluma high school senior Madeline Eger’s path to graduation came through her computer, leading her to a fall 2018 acceptance at Fresno State University for forensic science. Eger, 18, went to Mary Colli...
• Some see move toward more charter schools in online course bill
  By Roger McKinney, Columbia Tribune Some Boone County superintendents say a new law requiring districts to pay for online courses takes away local control and represents a march toward charter school expansion. Called the Missouri Course Acce...
• Southern New Hampshire U Issues Blockchain Credentials to College for America Grads
  By Rhea Kelly, Campus Technology This spring, graduates of Southern New Hampshire University’s College for America are receiving their bachelor’s and associate degrees as both paper diplomas and Blockcerts, digital credentials based on...
• Connecting Cashiers to College Degrees
  By Lindsay McKenzie, Inside Higher Ed For a corporation routinely criticized for its low pay and anti-unionization efforts, announcing the new employee perk had the added benefit of making Walmart appear civic-minded by helping to educate a histor...

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